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I would like to say Hello to everyone here. A fellow I met while looking at a 99 told me about this site. My father had a love for the 99's and he passed that love onto me. When my father was alive he would buy a lot of the 99's when he found them for sale, and I started doing the same. I am not a collector I just love to look, admire, and think of the history and stories that each 99 would be able to tell. I can tell by reading previous post that this is the place to be if you have the BUG and want knowledge of 99's

Welcome!! You have certainly come to the best group of enablers to be found in the northern hemisphere. (hell, actually anywhere)Some of us are even friendly.

Welcome aboard MacAtack! A finer group on enablers you will not find.

Welcome to the fire! Got questions?

Welcome! First thing you're going to want to do is get a photobucket account so you can play along with the other loonies.

Welcome. When you the chance, fill us in on some of your 99's. Everyone likes to hear about other's guns!

Welcome to the fire, Joe.

Welcome to a fine group of individuals with a wide range of knowledge. I have never met a friendlier group, always willing to help. Sit by the fire and throw a log on it. Its mighty comforting.

Joe?

Joe.

Sent a guy named Joe this way last night, has a very nice 25-35 family heirloom, he should be along to post some pics soon.

Wanted to follow the thread, not sure if he be thee.

Yeah, I see it. I would very much like to have one like that. It's a real keepsake. All joking aside, I'd keep that one under lock and key, Joe.

photo bucket account? not sure I know what you mean.
I do have many questions on most of the 99's I have. I have been reading post here and one thing that is confusing to me is I do have a 99 that the serial number is 3523XX and I looked at the boss code and it is stamped Q. I know that I have read one here that O, and Q were never stamped on a 99. Not sure if it was meant on the boss code or another spot on the gun. This stamp is on the Boss Code. The gun has pistol Grip style stock, No checkering, Jeweled action. That is about the best I can describe it without a picture. I want to learn how to post pictures. I asked my wife ( she has eagle eyes) if she could read what was stamped on the boss code( I pointed to the spot) and she said in less than a second Q. I took the forearm off and the butt plate and everything has the same serial number stamped on it. I do have several question about a lot of my 99's but this one is my first one. Thanks to all that reads and can give any insight

The first step is to go here and register.

http://photobucket.com/


It is an image hosting site and it's absolutely free. Once logged in, you can upload your pictures and then copy and paste the image link to your post.

The LBC didn't start till 1949, around 52x,xxx serial range. What you are looking at is an inspectors stamp on a 1935, 99-EG rifle.

wow Thank You. I didn't think a action would be jeweled back that far. I will go to photo bucket and get started. I would like to post a picture of this gun. The wood is beautiful and when you look at the action and open it the bluing isn't even wore where the slide is. I don't think this 99 has many hunting stories to tell. Thanks again .......I do have a lot more questions lol don't want to wear out my welcome to soon

With a serial number of 352,xxx with a pistol grip and no checkering I agree with Rick that it is an early EG. But, the jeweled bolt does not compute. EGs did not get jeweled bolts until early/mid 1950s. So bolt may be a replacement. (Hard for me to imagine someone would jewel a bolt on an EG without doing additional custom work.)

My 1935 vintage 22 H-P EG also has a jeweled bolt. Could this be something the factory experimented with on the new model? Doubtful right? David

Doubtful, IMO. It could've been jeweled by anyone along the way- anyone with a drill press or mill, a jeweling bit or even a fresh pencil eraser and polishing compound, and a modicum of common sense.

My 1937 Cord 810 had a jeweled dash. I never thought about it before. When did the jeweling process come about? I'll have to pop the backs off of a couple of my old watches. I'm sure some in the 1880's were jeweled, Joe.

Welcome !

Just got registered. Going to look how to download pictures tonight when I get home from work.

Jeweling seems to have been quite fashionable in the 50s and 60s. It also seems to go hand in hand with ventilated kick pads and white line spacers. Not judging, just saying that all that stuff screams the 1950s and 1960s to me.

I've got a very, very early 1899 that was professionally redone in the early 50's. It has a very nice jewelled bolt now, though prior to 1950 it almost surely didn't.

Savage started jeweling the 99 bolts in the last half of the 50's as well.

But before that.. there were some factory jewelled bolts, but it's far more likely they were after market.

I would like to learn how to burnish steel, like as seen on many bolts on pre-war sporters, Niedner being a practitioner that comes to mind. Hard to describe if you never saw an example- sort of a pattern of lacy lines polished into the steel with a burnishing tool.

Mac,

After you register on Photobucket upload a picture and then click on it. On the bottom right you will see a button that says share click on share. Then click on get links. That will provide you with some links, on the bottom link copy it then paste it. That's how you post pictures.

And welcome to the board.

When I first laid my eyes on it I could not believe how nice the barrel looked and action looked. The guy had a leather sling on it that was so tight I could hardly move the sling far enough to the left or right to work the lever to open the action. I could tell right away that the wood looked really good to me and looked original. Has a metal plate with the capital letters SVG on the bottom of the buttplate, and like I mentioned on a previous post I took the forearm and the buttplate off to see if the serial numbers matched and they do. I will try to get pics of it posted tonight.

Thanks Leonten and everyone that has helped me out so far. I am computer illiterate but am learning and will figure this out. Today at sometime I will get pictures posted.

http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/Oldgobbler2/slideshow/
Here are the pics of the gun. Let me know what you think.

That is a very handsome gun. 300 Savage?

It's been reblued which is probably when they jeweled the bolt. Also, the cap on the butt has been added. This model was uncapped from the factory.

Should make a fine weapon to acquire venison.

Thanks for all the info guys. I have a lot more of these 99's that I have questions about. Do you guys ever get tired of the questions from the new guys?

I don't get tired of hearing from people that want to learn about Savage lever guns.

I do get tired of the "what's it worth?" games.

The early uncheckered EG's came with a pistol grip cap but that one looks too thick. It's either aftermarket or an original with a thick spacer. David

I think it has been totally redone. Nice job of jeweling on that bolt!

What's next? Bring them on.

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Here are a few more that I don't know much about whatever you see point it out to me so I can learn.
Top gun in picture that all three 99's have scopes is a 250-3000 serial # 6199XX 2nd gun from top is 300 savage serial number 6157XX, bottom gun is a 300 savage takedown serial # 2667XX.
Next three guns two don't have scope and the bottom one has a scope.
Top gun is a 300 savage takedown serial # 4066XX, Middle gun is a 303 savage with a full length octagon barrel serial # 959XX, The Bottom gun is a 22 H.P. Takedown serial # 1297XX.
I would love as much information as I could find out about these guns. I will get the next ones laid out with more pictures. If you want or need additional pictures of these or any of these 99's let me know. Thanks again

Mac,

On Photobucket copy the bottom thread (IMG) then paste it here. That way you will be posting a picture, not a link.

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Top gun 250-3000 serial number 6199XX
Middle gun 300 savage serial number 6157XX
Bottom gun 300 savage takedown serial # 2667XX
If you can help me on manufacture date and any other information that you can tell from the photos. Thanks

much better!

Top Gun 300 Savage Takedown serial # 4066XX
Middle gun 303 Savage full length octagon barrel ser. # 959XX
Bottom Gun 22H.P. Takedown ser. # 1297XX

Thanks Leonten. Not only am I learning what I have in the way of 99's You guys are teaching me how to run a computer!!!lol

You can type a message before or after the link. Or both!

Also check your messages.

The top two are 99EG's from 1951. Bottom looks like a 1st version 99F from 1924.

Top is a 99G from 1941. Middle is a 1899B from 1909. Bottom is an 1899H from 1912

The recoil pad on the 22 H.P. is that a add on? A buddy of mine told me it was factory, but I have my doubts. Thanks

Yes, your buddy is wrong.

Lee

Thank You

Stock on the HP looks long. If the end still has a little curve in it they might have just screwed a pad on. Reproduction plates are available. Would have to remove the pad to see if the serial number is still there.